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A borough of 2,779 people in New Jersey
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Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
2,789Population
1.7 sq miArea
16 ftElevation

Spring Lake is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,789, a decrease of 204 (−6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 2,993, which in turn reflected a decline of 574 (−16.1%) from the 3,567 counted in the 2000 census. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Spring Lake as the 240th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. In 2012, Forbes.com listed Spring Lake as 187th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $1,190,586.

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ZIP code07762
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Housing in Spring Lake

$1.53M▲ 16.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Spring Lake home is worth about $1,530,000, up 16.3% in a year, 164% above the New Jersey typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market28
Sale-to-list95.9%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Spring Lake

B

Safety Grade B

Spring Lake reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Spring Lake 0
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Spring Lake 15.1
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Spring Lake

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21better than NJ·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune · 3.8 mi · ER
Community Health Center of Asbury ParkAsbury Park · 5.1 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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School Grade A+

The public schools Spring Lake’s kids attend outperform 97% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictSpring Lake BoroughSchools2

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